Comments on: Gas Prices and My Commute

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:17:10 +0000

I wish carpooling or public transportation were an option for me. I have a 1-hour, 35 mile trip to work each way. Unfortunately there is no good, reliable public transportation from the suburbs where I live to the city where I work. No one who lives near me works remotely close to where I work, and moving closer to work is not an option because my fiance has a residency restriction on his job. Gas prices are killing my budget!

By: Cath Lawson

Cath Lawson — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:06:44 +0000

Hi Mrs M – I save a whole heap on fuel since I began working at home. But I have a bad habit of getting food for dinner daily, so I’m going to force myself to do a big daily shop, which will also save on fuel costs.

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:13:32 +0000

One of my husband co workers is moving into out neighborhood, and they are going to car pool. I am so happy about this, right now it cost $10 a day for my husband to drive to work. I imagine that next week it will be up to $11 a day boy does it add up.

By: heartbeat

heartbeat — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:51:22 +0000

carpooling to and from work is out of the question at this time due to everyone elses’ work schedule…however in my rural neighborhood of one dead end county road…there are 15 households..so if anyone is having to go grocery shopping, or anything else we call each other up and carpool in that way….every little bit helps!

By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:52:55 +0000

It may be time to open my mind to this possibility. Among the 60,000 people at The Great Desert University, fewer than half a dozen list themselves as wanting to carpool from my part of town. Hadn’t thought about checking other resources, tho’.

I come and go when I want, and sitting around GDU until the height of the rush hour–or waiting till rush hour is over, around 7:00 p.m., doesn’t appeal much. But…well, it’s prob’ly better than the two hours it takes the bus to make the 20-minute drive!

By: mrsmicah

mrsmicah — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:28:11 +0000

@ AJ, that’s where looking into flex pools can help. There’s one I know of in Arlington where people would just drive by and pick up carpoolers. But you’d need a backup plan if nobody wanted to carpool that day.

@Pete, 60-100 a month really makes it worthwhile. Wow.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:17:06 +0000

Now that Sarah is working at LAM, too, she and Tim drive together, which does help with the budget.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:12:24 +0000

I carpool with a co-worker who lives in the same city as I do. It works out well, we meet at the local transit station, and then carpool from there. I estimate that I end up saving probably 60-100 dollars a month by doing this.

By: Nicole at Breaking Even, Inc.

Nicole at Breaking Even, Inc. — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:36:09 +0000

Yet further proof that it’s good to know your neighbors! :^)

By: deepali

deepali — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:20:04 +0000

I live 2 miles from work, so I’ve actually started walking. Only I would make that decision just as we hit 100 degree weather. Actually, I started a week or so ago, and it was pleasant. This week I’m coming from bootcamp, so I’m all esweaty and gross anyway. Mostly safe walk, though I had a scary incident this morning.

I have the benefit of showers at work, and I keep clothes/toiltries here so it all works out really well. I am definitely going to make sure that my next job has all these benefits as well!